The modules are 17x7x23 so the width of the slot should be 19x7.

anyone know the dimensions on the module slots? me and my friend are wanting to make our own ship with slots

@ Wuestemfux85 .Try the Leviathan

Unfortunately, this BP is far too small for me. In my playing style, a carrier is a flying base. This includes a huge farm

Is there the carrier even bigger so that the 4-5 RE Athena CVs can easily be landed there?

What module is it for the big rear slot? I see tons for the sides, but I think I'm missing one. Thank you.

@RazzleDazzle I've had that problem with the Janus too. I had modified it with a retractable sentry gun just below the front door, removing that helped me jiggle it into place eventually but it was still a pain in the arse and now I don't want to undock it in case I can't get it back! It's a shame, because I wanted to repurpose the Janus as a miner. Anyway, make sure none of your additions to the Janus protrude like my sentries did, and keep juggling it and pointing up when you're almost in position. Good luck!

Hi there, I just uploaded a vanilla carrier with a dropship module bay on it : https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2864281525&searchtext=

My interpretation for a 1.8.8+ Reforged starter here:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862079580

Hi,thx for your time making all this ships.i just spawned the helios in space and i cant dock my cv . i raised the landing gears , i changed them but it doesnt want to dock.i play the solo version. any hints that can help , im sitting in space trying to solve this but no lack. thx

I also spotted this, its not a module, but a compatible base for storage of your extra modules.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2479522391

spotted a few Helios module blueprints that arent part of your module collection. Honestly, there seems to be a ton of em that arent on there, but I figured Id list a few I spotted. Hopefully people will remember to post their own helios modules to get added to the list.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2516618226
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2508197092
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2639126055
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2391346521
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2788470605
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2648231922

So I'm trying to dock the janus and there's like a 1 block gap where it won't dock. What am I doing wrong?

@Invictus_66 Use search and you will find various versions by other players.

Do you have a smaller version of this? This is too big to spawn in my game?

Hi Jeff. From the start, I've been watching your helpful YouTube videos, and at this point, most of my fleet consists of your creations (solo vanilla). I really appreciate how much you've added to this game, with both craft and commentary; thank you!

Now that I'm ready to move on from the starter planetary system, and leave my bases behind, I'm going to dive into the Helios and its modules. And with that, it's time to leave a comment, just to say thanks. Great work!

I love the whole modular design, very clever stuff, so well done that man.

Hey, buddy. Awsome work. I'd like to use a few HELIOS modules in my creations so would you mind me using some of your docking systems in my creations? I'm all for creating my own but sofar helios looks way better I'll leave reference in description.

Big fan! https://imgur.com/a/xdUrFtp

Woof...

Amazing work (yet again!) Just spawned the 6-bay variation of this but wanted to be sure to leave a message here. The Helios docking is such a slick setup and so useful! I have loaded it up with 2 storage, 2 production modules and the drill module so far (my son and I are sharing for now so we each get our own storage and production). Keep up the awesome work!

This thing holds 4 or 5 Corvette sized CV's on the flight deck, plus 6 modules underneath... and a battalion of SV/HV in the landing bay inside. Amazing!

There is only one hassle with these modular builds: Storage is universal but ship menus for power, shields, devices etc are direct access only. So if I am on the mothership bridge I have access to nothing except storage and mothership devices. If I am in a module I have no access to the mothership menu. Modular bays almost need a "module command area" that has an aux pilot chair plus direct LOS access to the modules. I am improvising this in the Helios at the moment. It's all one landing bay underneath so it is easy. I put a sliding door on the wall in the landing bay for direct access to the first two modules from there and a pilot chair in the module hallway. All is well. Loving this ship!

I use her in 1.6 on RE with full drive thusters and added one extra advanced generator. Lift thrust is adequate to lift 65x320k cargo containers fully loaded plus MX4 Merc renegade and my Nova Prospect miner CV +4x320 cargo fully loaded. I do not use CPU though. So what is the difference between this one and the RE version?

@jrandall
I've been using the Helios for a month now and just wanted to say it's a stunning piece of work. Thank you. I've added a Teleporter and some dedicated advanced constructors in one of the bays. Playing in RE I can leave it by a sun running on solar power churning out ammunition and refining ores. Then when ready I dock the rest of my ships and move on. Thanks again.

sled sentry turrents are what i am looking for.

I am having trouble finding the small docking modules you had in your test video. the one that docks to the edge of the ship outside the small bays. I would love to have it.

Heyy! I made a production bank for one of the Narrow bays of the Helios. All the utility without taking up a regular ship slot.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2503795279

Hi Jeff, I just saw in your YouTube video Plutus M2 Module review that you are thinking of a 6 bay Helios. I have done that for my own use and is work out very well. No size increase and exactly the same length. Very similar costs. If you leave the rearmost girder in place and just remove the small bays with only their forward girder, then cut and paste a module bay with its forward girder in place. The rear doors to the engineering spaces must be redone as it is then no longer air tight but that was the only issue that I had. Then just some LCD work to get the bay naming and numbers correct. Link to an image of my 6 bay Helios
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2492012829

Hi, I created a small landing pad for the Janus-ASV to spawn it on when using it as a starter base. Solves some of the issues of finding a large enough flat and level piece of ground to spawn it on.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2494764935

It is possible for solo play, anyone whos wondering. I ground out the Helios and the miner module in about 14ish hours of grinding solo

Thanks for quick respond!

Thnak you all! Sorry about my slow response on comments. @jdrafton, thanks. I will check it out! @dew1960. To answer your question, for smelting (furnaces) cannot be put on CV's, same goes for repairing other CV's from a CV. Bases are only allowed to do those functions. As in pentaxid farming thou, there are a couple high capacity farming modules available which would be able to do that function. @node14u, there are some strange bugs at the time with the game that need to be patched. That internal error you got I got a number of things as of late. It is nothing to do with the creation, but something broken in the game itself that happens now and then. Also, many of the modules are for vanilla. Basically all that don't say Reforged only. I have 3 modules I made myself - Helios P module (production), Plutus-M2 Module (CV miner), and Apollo-HGD (High gravity dropship/production) module (drop ship module, rear of ship only). I hope that helps and thanks again all!

thanks for this ship !

i found problems with docking and undocking the C7. i got internal error break and code in last version of empyrion in creativ mode and on a server. on server i found same now after the last update.
no issues with other ships as the C2 and tyche industries SV and HV or self buildet ships.

will there be vanilla compatible modules ?

o7 and thanks!

Excellent work here! I've been looking over your modules and module system and I am quite impressed. Is there a module for smelting, pentaxid farm, or CV repairs? Can extra solar panels be added via modules too if they should happen t be needed in a system with a not so luminous sun?

@Detri have you tried spawning it directly in orbit? Put your helmet on, press f5 if you need the drone to help and spawn away

Updated the Gara No Carry carrier by "Seven" to use with Helios Modules here:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2434942740

I did the same thing as Myrmidon - I just published it: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2422960111

Foundation XL by JrandalL

what would be nice is if someone could point me to a pad large enough to spawn the damn thing on lol

I managed to use the half-bays as extra cargo areas.

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This thing is amazing. I want to play with people who use this. Opens up all kinds of possibilities with gameplay. The modules so far are great I can't wait to see what else yall come up with.

Thank you very much BlazinSouth, jdrafton, and (M3) Russel :)

Whelp I'm getting ready to take her out on a long range mission this weekend :D

Thanks again jrandall. I hope this modular concept becomes some sort of standard in this game!

Thanks for the response your the man.

@jdrafton, very cool. I will check it out. Thanks again!

Thank you BlazinSouth, jdrafton, and (M3) Russel! @BlazinSouth and (M3) Russel, the back bay is for a larger drop ship module. I believe there is one in the collection for it now made by another author. I am currently making one for that port. A high gravity production dropship meant to load up some HV's/SV's and take them down to the planet. But also servers as a modile production base with a fair amount of storage, shield, and defense from drones and such. I hopefully should finish up in the next few days and release this upcoming weekend. @(M3) Russel, To be honest I am not happy with those extra bays. They were meant for docking space sentry turrets, but the space on the ship for them is strange and hard to work with. I think I should have just went with 6 standard module bays and removed the turret bays. IDK. Thanks again all!

This has been awesome I just finished up one and started docking moduals with it though what sort of things go in the smaller bays? Are there any smaller moduals or is that for landing small caps and SVs?

Thank you for this fantastic concept. I have created a Space Station based on your compatible Helios modules. If you are interested you can see it here:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2403161002&searchtext=

I have also created a slightly altered Vanilla Helios that has smaller bay modules removed for 6 large module bays plus a larger (by 14 blocks) rear module bay for an even larger rear module bay. Removed 4 rear XL thruster slots because in Vanilla there would really be no use for them.

Just curious for the back entrance, is there something that fits for docking? Only ask because the guides. And I'm a big fan of all your work! subscribed to everything you have made.